HEX-FLEX: Math in the Making
Empire State Maker Faire 2020
October 16th-17th
"HEX-FLEX: Math in the Making" is an attempt to highlight mathematical connections to making, mainly in the form of patterns, measurements, establishing relationships and mechanical movements. This project is a story timeline of hands-on explorations mainly around the whimsical nature of hexagons using various media of materials.
The main goal of the project is to serve as a tool to create pathways of creative mathematical reasoning while making, fabricating and/or designing; along with some tinkering around patterns and motion.
Khushbu Kshirsagar
Khushbu is an Engineer, Educator and Researcher. She's interested in creating hands-on learning experiences using Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics in informal settings like museums and playgrounds. As a maker, she finds herself more intrigued by the "making process" than the final product and she finds it as expressive as story-telling. She is currently studying S.T.E.M. Education at Tufts University where she also works as a researcher at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO). She designs educational technologies that take one away from the computer screen, are independent of an internet connection and easily accessible. Lately, she has been obsessed with making gifs, but perennially she's addicted to dogs, playing basketball and instant noodles!
